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microbes; the 6th Section worked in this field too, and had 40 or 50 men.

Question: Do you confirm the testimony you gave at the preliminary investigation to the
effect that the detachment's 2nd Division, which specialized in preparations for
bacteriological warfare, had 20 officers, 30 researchers and 50 technical workers?

Answer: I said that this was the personnel of the 2nd Division.

Question: That is, you confirm this testimony?

Answer: I do.

Question: Will you tell us in greater detail about the history and functions of the 6th
Section of the 2nd Division? What were the 6th Section's specific functions?

Answer: The 6th Section, as I recall it, was organized towards the end of 1943. As I have
already said, Lieutenant General Takahashi, former Chief of the Veterinary Administration of
the Kwantung Army, visited the detachment. Escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Yamaguchi and
researcher Takase, he made an examination of the 2nd Division's laboratories. After this they
conferred for a long time together in private. Then Chief of the Veterinary Administration
Takahashi left, and a week later an order was issued to set up a new, the 6th, section of the
2nd Division. The functions which had until then belonged to the 1st Section, were turned
over to the new, 6th Section, as well as part of the functions of other sections, and also
personnel. All the cellars belonging to the lst Section were turned over for the use of the new
section. Together with this, the construction of new buildings for the needs of the 6th Section
was begun, and the building work was still continuing in 1944, when I was transferred to
Hailar.

Question: Did Detachment 100 perform experiments on human beings?

Answer: In 1944 I went to the detachment from Hailar to report on my work. This was in
the month of September. When I entered the detachment's territory, I met researcher Matsui,
carrying a vessel containing some sort of vegetable food. In answer to my enquiry, he said
that he was taking the food to the confinement cells to make an experiment on human beings,
but what sort of experiment he did not say.

Question: What do you know about tests and experiments conducted in Detachment 100 on
the practical employment of various microbes in bacteriological warfare? Did you yourself
take part in any expeditions?

Answer: In 1942, approximately in July and August, I took part in summer manoeuvres. Of
these I shall now speak.

The contingent which took part in these summer manoeuvres was commanded by Major
Muramoto. Besideshim, there Were several researchers, officers and technical workers, a
total of about 30 men.

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